2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Filthy Smear Campaign Being Conducted Against Sanders [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)"It may be hard for your viewers to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/AIDS back in the 1980s and because of both president and Mrs. Reagan in particular Mrs. Reagan we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it, and that too is something I really appreciate with her very effective low-key advocacy. It penetrated the public conscience and people began to say, hey, we have to do something about this too."
Among the ultra rich ironies of her creepy claims about Dutch and Nan is that the same groups that were in the streets demonstrating against the criminal inaction of the Reagan administration were also already going after Donald Trump the current GOP front runner whom most of you thought was a charming figure until his campaign. Bill and Hillary attended social events with him, their daughters are friends. But ACT UP NY went after Trump repeatedly in the 80's, actions at Trump tower, calling out the very elements of Trump the rest of you are figuring out a bit late.